"I didn't know, I just thought I got a good shot on him," said Ellerbe, who wasn't penalized on the play. "You're not trying to hurt anybody or knock anybody out like that. I like him as a player. I just hope he's all right. I said a prayer for him. He came to.

"It's part of the game. I can't go out there and easy up, especially against a guy like that. You don't try to intentionally try to hurt anybody. I turned around and I thought he just fumbled the ball."

No penalty was assessed against Ellerbe

The injury took away one of the Browns' most dynamic threats on special team

Cribbs returned a punt a career-long 84 yards for a touchdown against the Ravens last December and had a 92-yard kickoff return against them in November 2008.

Cribbs set a career high with 306 combined return yards at Baltimore on Nov. 18, 2007.